Handle or grip of dumb-bells or other exercising apparatus.



No. 808,737. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906. H. PAIRBROTHER. HANDLE OR GRIP OP DUMB BELLS OR OTHER EXEROISING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.31,1905.

. UNITED STATES P A IENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Applicationfiled March 31, 1905. Serial No. 253,129.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY FAIRBROTHER, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. whose residence is London, England, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in the Handles or Grips of Dumb-Bells or other ExercisingApparatus, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable others skilled-in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to dumb-bells used for muscle-exercising and the like purposes and to the grips or handles of muscle exercising,

and developing apparatus.

The invention consists in forming the dumbbells or grips in two or more parts, which are hinged, pivoted, riveted,or fulcrumed together or to each other in such a manner that they rock or oscillate upon each other, or one or more of them rock or oscillate upon one or more of the other of them when gripped in the hand, the resistance being altered by increasing or decreasing the grip of one or more of the fingers against the grip of the others or other.

In carrying out my invention in one of its most simple forms as applied to dumb-bells, said dumb-bells being of any desired weight, I construct the dumb-bell in-two pieces or halves of the same or approximately the same size and providethem with means, such as lugs, by which they can be pivoted or fulcrumed together at or about the center of their length, the two parts being-held sufiiciently far apart to allow them to rock or oscillate upon each other. In another form I construct a central bar and provide it with two or more rocking bars or grips, which are pivoted, hinged, or otherwise attached or fitted to the central bar in such a manner that when gripped in the hand they will rock upon the central bar. In another form the dumb-bell or grip is made in two parts of different size, and the smaller part may be made to rock upon the larger or they may rock upon each other. When applied to the handles or grips of exercising apparatus, I form the said handles in any suitable way in which one or more parts of the handle or grip can be caused to rock upon the other or others.

It must be understood that I do not limit myself to any particular shape or size or weight of dumb-bell or handle or grip or to the number of pieces or parts in which they are made and may even construct the dumb-bells or the handles on one common bar, said bar having one or more rocking bars for each hand.

The dumb-bells may be of any suitable kind and may have stops or cushions of indiarub her or other suitable material fitted to them to reduce the sound of the parts touching each other.-

I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of one from of the invention. Fig. 2 shows a modified form. Fig. 3 shows a still further modified form of the invention. Fig. 4: shows the form illustrated in Fig. 2 applied to a different kind of exerciser.

Fig. 1 shows one of the most simple forms of my improved dumb-bell, consisting of two approximately equal parts a and 0;. provided, respectively, with lugs or ears I) and b, by which they are pivoted at 0 to each other. e e are india-rubber or other suitable stops fixed close to the ends of the part a to prevent it hitting the ends of the part a.

Fig. 2 shows a modified form of dumb-bell, consisting of barf, having two heavy ends 9 9. To the bar f asmaller bar it is pivoted at e'. The barsfand h are grasped in the hands, and it is rocked on the pivot Fig. 3 shows a construction of dumb-bell closely resembling that shown in Fig. 2, but having two rocking bars 7' and is, pivoted, respectively, at j and 7a to the bar Z.

Fig. 4 shows my invention as adapted to the handle of a muscle-exerciser. Inthis drawing the wire handle m, which is of usual or common construction, is attached at 12 to the cord of the exerciser. A bar 0 is attached to mand has pivoted to it a rocking bar 19. said bar having stops 6 c.

It must be understood that the drawings illustrate only some of the many forms of dumb-bells and exerciser-handles to which my invention can be applied and that I do not limit myself to any particular size or shape of the parts of my invention, provided the essential features of the invention are not departed from.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A grip formed in sections pivoted together centrally, and buffers near the ends of certain of the sections.

2. A grip comprising a body-section provided with ears, and sections pivoted to the ears of the body-section, bufiers near the ends of the pivoted sections to contact with the body-section.

3. A grip comprising a body-section, and parallel sections pivoted to the body-section, buffers near the ends of the pivoted sections to contact with the body-section.

4. A grip comprising sections secured together centrally in such a manner as to permit I a rocking movement of the sections, buffers carried by the sections.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY FAIRBROTHER. Witnesses:

H. D. J AMEsoN, A. NUTTING. 

